ROADBLOCKED Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

roadblocked

verb

past tense of roadblock

as in blocked

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The Houthi blockade of the Bab-al-Mandeb strait has blocked another exit point for roughly 5 million barrels per day of Saudi oil.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
The states allege that the deal will reduce competition in the cable and theatrical markets, and should be blocked.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 July 2026

Definition of blocked

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An alleged domestic-violence suspect was found dead inside a Woodland Hills townhome that had became engulfed in flames while he was barricaded inside.

— City News Service, Daily News, 20 July 2026
Frazier allegedly barricaded himself inside a bedroom and opened fire on the officers, striking Hanson.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026

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Eckert was interviewed again earlier this month after the process was initially delayed, with Southampton’s head coach back in Germany and recently becoming a father.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Gen Alphas seem to know almost immediately when something is fake, overproduced, delayed or culturally disconnected, which is why the strongest content right now often feels chaotic.

— Kelly Samuel, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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Meanwhile, Lord Corlys Velaryon and his fleet have the city blockaded, while Team Black commands from Dragonstone and Daemon battles in the Riverlands and Aemond broods on the throne, which he’s taken from his maimed brother.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
The Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route for the region’s oil and gas, was effectively blockaded since the outbreak of war between the United States and Iran in late February.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 25 June 2026

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Marquez Christopher Pinder, 29, was arrested Sunday, according to Miami-Dade booking records and the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
The woman was arrested and faces charges of discharging a firearm and evading arrest.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026

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All of that came just a few years after the university shuttered its law school, and as the university was mired in a national controversy over the sale of cornerstone artwork from its campus museum to fund dorm renovations for first-year students.

— Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
In a particularly cruel twist of fate, the Marlins’ Triple-A affiliate, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, are currently mired in their own 12-game losing streak.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 26 July 2026

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Musk retained more than 80% of the company’s voting power after the offering.

— Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
The county retained Kelly & Grossman LLP — working alongside McIntyre Schnieders and Justice Law Collaborative LLC — to litigate the case on a contingency-fee basis.

— Reeti Malhotra July 23, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026

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The private sector’s growing role in security functions can deliver real value when properly bounded.

— David Niccolini, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
In simple terms, the company is developing something that receives a photon and then uses an optical switch to direct it into a path bounded by highly reflective mirrors.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026

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